Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

American Elm

Missouri State Champion Tree

— Treemendous —

American Elm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

1. American Elm Marker

Inscription. This is to certify that the
American Elm
described below is the largest
known tree of its species in the
state of Missouri recorded by
Forestry Division,
Missouri Department of Conservation

Species: Ulmus americana
Owner: Bellefontaine Cemetery
Nominator: Margaret McCall
Measured by: Perry Eckhardt & Mark Grueber
Date Measured: July 2, 2010
Circumference: 191 inches
Height: 102 feet
Spread: 122 feet
Score: 324 points
County: St. Louis City
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The Great St. Louis Tree Hunt
#9 American elm
Ulmus americana
Celebrating the U.N. International
Year of Forests
Learn more at
mobot.org/treemendous

Erected 2010 by Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Botanical Garden, and Gamma Tree Experts.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 2010.

Location. 38° 41.245′ N, 90° 13.564′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Bellefontaine Cemetery. It can be reached from West Florissant Avenue. Monument

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is in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4947 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert A. Barnes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Presley and Amelia Cordell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Hart Benton (approx. half a mile away); James MacCash (approx. half a mile away); Charles Galloway (approx. half a mile away); James M Riley (approx. half a mile away); Kit Bond Chestnut Grove (approx. half a mile away); Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . .
1. USDA American Elm Plant Profile.

American Elm Treemendous Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

2. American Elm Treemendous Marker

(Submitted on December 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Missouri Botanical Garden Treemendous. (Submitted on December 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis MO. (Submitted on December 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

MO State Champion American Elm and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

3. MO State Champion American Elm and Markers

Photographed by Thomas Onions, June 14, 2014

4. American Elm Marker

Missouri Champion Elm leafed out

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 992 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 1, 2014, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.